Introducing “Alien Floras and Faunas”, a new series in Biological Invasions

Pyšek, Petr; Meyerson, Laura A.; Simberloff, Daniel

doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1648-1

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“…Improving the knowledge of distributions and richness of alien plant species, both naturalized and invasive, in poorly studied regions is important for many reasons including better understanding of factors determining local invasions, but also for obtaining a more complete picture of global alien species richness (Pyšek et al 2008(Pyšek et al , 2017van Kleunen et al 2015). Only thoroughly compiled inventories that aim at obtaining complete lists of alien species for individual regions, provide a robust basis for analyses of regional levels of invasions and underlying drivers (Pyšek et al 2018). Even if such inventories do not record all alien species, specifically casuals or less widely distributed naturalized species that are difficult to capture in countries with a poorer tradition of floristic research, it is important to aim at completeness for the category chosen for the study, be it naturalized or invasive species (Latombe et al 2017).…”

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Invasive alien plants of Russia: insights from regional inventories

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Recent research on plant invasions indicates that some parts of the world are understudied with temperate Asia among them. To contribute towards closing this gap, we provide a standardized list of invasive alien plant species with their distributions in 45 Russian regions, and relate the variation in their richness to climate, socioeconomic parameters and human influence. In total, we report 354 invasive alien species. There are, on average, 27 ± 17 (mean ± SD) invasive plants per region, and the invasive species richness varies from zero in Karelia to 71 in Kaluga. In the European part of Russia, there are 277 invasive species in total, in Siberia 70, and in the Far East 79. The most widespread invaders are, in terms of the number of regions from which they are reported, Acer negundo, Echinocystis lobata (recorded in 34 regions), Erigeron canadensis and Elodea canadensis (recorded in 30 regions). Most invasive species in Russia originate from other parts of temperate Asia and Europe. There were significant differences in the representation of life forms between the European, Siberian and Far East biogeographical regions, with perennials being over-represented in the Far East, and shrubs in the European part of Russia. The richness of invasive species can be explained by climatic factors, human population density and the percentage of urban population in a region. This publication and the associated dataset is the first comprehensive treatment of the invasive flora of Russia using standardized Y. Vinogradova Main Botanical Garden Named After N.

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Invasive alien plants of Russia: insights from regional inventories

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“…The explanatory variable number of African regions where the species is naturalized was taken from GloNAF Pyšek et al 2017). Each splitting node (splitting variable name and splitting criterion) and each terminal node shows the naturalized species number (mean and SD; number of cases) thus more suitable for robust analyses of invasions Pyšek et al 2017Pyšek et al , 2018. Moreover, if focused research towards compiling as complete and rigorous as possible checklists of naturalized aliens also includes information on their subnational distribution, valuable data on measures of abundance of individual taxa at the country scale can be obtained (e.g.…”

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Naturalized and invasive alien flora of Ghana

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The paper provides an inventory of the naturalized vascular flora of Ghana, based on newly gathered information from the literature and consultations with local experts. We adopted a rather conservative approach by including only species for which strong evidence exists that they are alien in Ghana. We recorded 291 species of naturalized alien plants; for 237 of them there is information on their distribution in the 10 administrative regions of Ghana. Twenty-five species (i.e. 8.6% of the total number of naturalized species) are classified as invasive. There are 21 widely distributed species (7.2% of the total naturalized flora) that occur in at least eight regions, and five of them are distributed all over the country: Azadirachta indica, Echinochloa colona, Leucaena leucocephala, Senna occidentalis and S. siamea. Of these five, the first three are classified as invasive. The naturalized flora of Ghana includes 71 families, with Leguminosae (66 species), Compositae (22) and Poaceae (18) most represented. The majority of species have their native range in South and North America, contributing 161 and 127 species, respectively. Tropical Asia (98

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“…Major gaps in knowledge occur in regional alien floras and faunas, and data availability varies among regions [ 1 ]. In particular, alien insects of European Russia are poorly studied.…”

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Alien leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) of European Russia and some general tendencies of leaf beetle invasions

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Orlova-Bieñkowskaja

2018

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Invasions of leaf beetles can cause tremendous economic consequences because some of these insects become major pests in invaded territories. We present the first inventory of alien Chrysomelidae of European Russia that appeared in the region in the 20th and 21st centuries (9 species) with analysis of the history of their invasions and detailed maps of distribution. This case study revealed some general tendencies of invasions of leaf beetles: (1) Recently, a dramatic increase in the rate of Chrysomelidae invasions is observed, which reflects the increase in international trade of living plants; (2) Alien leaf beetles can spread quickly, occupying almost all of Europe within several decades; (3) When the range of some leaf beetle species is quickly expanding, or when the species has been recorded established somewhere outside the native range, this species should be regarded as a potential invader worldwide. and (4) Alien leaf beetles usually occur on alien or cultivated plants, but some become naturalized in native communities. The specific information was the following. Two species native to the Mediterranean region, Chrysolina americana (feeds on Rosmarinus and Lavandula) and Leptomona erythrocephala (feeds on Lotus corniculatus) were recorded in European Russia for the first time. A polyphagous pest of floriculture Luperomorpha xanthodera native to China and Korea and a pest of soybeans Medythia nigrobilineata native to east Asia have been in the region since 2016. A pest of tobacco Epitrix hirtipennis native to North America has occurred since 2011. A pest of corn Diabrotica virgifera was intercepted at the border of Russia in 2011 but has not established. Three alien species have been in the region since the 20th century: Zygogramma suturalis introduced from North America for control of Ambrosia, Phyllotreta reitteri native to Afghanistan and Tajikistan and feeding on Lepidium latifolium, and the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata.

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Introducing “Alien Floras and Faunas”, a new series in Biological Invasions

Cited by 19 publications

References 17 publications

Invasive alien plants of Russia: insights from regional inventories

Invasive alien plants of Russia: insights from regional inventories

Naturalized and invasive alien flora of Ghana

Alien leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) of European Russia and some general tendencies of leaf beetle invasions

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